F8F-2 Bearcat Modifications

Milton Shupe

Milton Shupe

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You may be interested in this update of the Alpha Bleu Ciel F8F-2 Bearcat:

FS9 Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat Modifications by Milton Shupe and Ed Wells


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Modified Bearcat F8F-2 by Milton Shupe and Ed Wells (textures) with Permissions from Oldliner52
January 22, 2014


Original Designed by Oldliner52 with Gmax
Gauges by Jean Pierre Langer
Flight Dynamics: Jean Pierre Bourgeois, Benoit Dubé
Original "Ray Dieckman" Textures by John Terrell


That excellent original package was modified by permission in January 2014 as shown below from the aircraft.cfg.


//********************************************************
//
// Grumman F8F Bearcat
// version 2b
// ALPHA BLEU CIEL
// 2006 feb 03
//
// Milton Shupe/Ed Wells changes January 2014
//********************************************************




Summary of changes
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Main and Tail gear animations to lengthen oleos for better ground ops
Changed tail gear to castoring
Changed braking strength to compensate for differential braking
Made blurred prop more transparent
Decreased P-Factor and Torque effect on roll out
Decreased yaw moments due to rudder
Added exterior cockpit night lighting
Decreased "glossiness" of main exterior body parts
Redid main VC panel gauge display for higher resolution
Added VC gauge night lighting to all vc gauges to eliminate the VClight Light effects on night time cockpit windows and display anomalies in FSX
Corrected elevator trim wheel animation to be clickable
Retextured VC interior
Added landing light and switch
Modified Mag switch to add pointer
Modified Fuel selector switch base texture
Other miscellaneous VC adjustments
Added a second panel/virtual cockpit panel folder for Olive Drab interior


NOTE: No changes were made to gauges, aircraft performance or fuel consumption. Only changes made to .air file were for yaw moments.


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Thanks to Oldkiner52 for permissions to modify
That's all!
Have fun! :)


Milton Shupe
The Bearcat Modification Project
March 2014

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/local_links.php?catid=6&linkid=18251
 
This plane has always been a kick to scoot along in... Those texture mods really enhance the VC and the gear suspension mods make ground handling and differential braking in this little plane a breeze. Thanks chaps!

BB686
 
I agree; feels like a different aircraft on the ground. She is a joy to fly for sure. Anyone tried carrier landings yet? :)
 
Ah HA! The truth comes out. You'll have to take your young lady friend for a ride in your T.Mk.20 Sea Fury... Women can easily distract ones train of thought, let alone attention.

Seriously Nigel, I'm happy for ya' mate. No excuse not to try out the little Bearcat mod. She's a real "peach" too.

BB686
 
Blackbird686 said:
Ah HA! The truth comes out. You'll have to take your young lady friend for a ride in your T.Mk.20 Sea Fury... Women can easily distract ones train of thought, let alone attention.

Seriously Nigel, I'm happy for ya' mate. No excuse not to try out the little Bearcat mod. She's a real "peach" too.

BB686
Click to expand...

The gal's a Republican xp-47J and she's pure peach melba :biggrin-new:.

But I'll gleefully try out the F8F...


( :running: when I have some spare time :a1089: ).
 
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See how you are, Nigel?? You really had me wonderin' there for a bit. I really need to stay out of these forums... All to often I get misled about things...
One of the differences between airplanes and women.... Airplanes don't mind if you look at other airplanes.:ernaehrung004:

BB686
 
I think i will find some extra space in my hangar for another beauty, despite that there's so many goodies comming: fistful of Lockheed twins, Thruxton Jackaroo, new versions of Yak-18T and L-39, Caudron Simoun and there's much more.
And with new Fleet Freighter's 50k, An-2, Fulmar and much more that i cant remember at the moment simmers will will have plenty of stuff to fly for some time coming...
Thank You Gentelmen for Your hard work!!!
 
Thanks guys. Oldliner52 and the team of ABC did a great job with this model and we were happy to get permissions to freshen it up a little. She is so much more mannerly now and is a joy to fly the original flight model with the improved ground handling. Thanks to Oldliner52 and ABC. :applause:
 
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